Improved carpet-holder



UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.,

E. SHOPBELL, OF ASHLAND, OHIO.

IMPROVED CARPET-HOLDER.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 55.170, dated May 29, 1866.

To all whom it may concern Beit known that I, E. SHOPBELL, of Ashland, in the county of Ashland and State ot' Ohio, have invented certain new and uset'ul Improvements iu a Carpet-Holder; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full and complete description ot' the saine, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, mak- Iing a part ot' this specication, iu which- Figure l is a perspective view of the holder with a part of the base-board and floor. Fig. 2 is a detached section. Fig. 3 is a View of the under side.

Like letters of reference denote like parts in the several views.

A, Fig. 1, represents a portion of the wall or base-board; B the tloor on which the carpet C is placed. D is a cleat, made ot' wood, of a three-cornered shape transversely, two sides ot' which are at right an gies with each other, that tit close down in the corner against the base-board and licor, as represented.

The upper side is curved out a little, on which a, button, F, attached to the wall at b by a pin or screw, is turned, the button being ot' the shape of the cleat on the under side and turning easily on the pin or screw, and when it is turned down ts closely on the cleat, holding it securely in place.

The carpet is tirst attached to the under side of the cleat, as shown at e in Fig. 3, the cleat being in length equal to the Width of 011e breadth of carpet, and it can be more or less. The carpet, with the cleat, is then turned over and placed on the floor, and the cleat pushed up close against the wall or base-board, when the button F is turned down upon it, as represented in Fig. l. Each breadth ot' carpet coveringa tloor may be attached to a cleat at each end and cleats along the edge of the side breadths, that by means of corresponding buttons round on the base-hoard being turned down upon the cleats, will hohl the carpet neatly and securely in place.

The buttons can be turned ofi' the cleats and the carpet raised for any purpose and put down again so readily without tearing the carpet or injuring the iioor, as is the case in the ordinary way of putting down and taking up carpets, besides, itis so much less trouble and labor.

In fastening down stair-carpet the cleat or ordinary stair-rod may be used with buttons attached to the stairs outside of the carpet, that when turned down upon the rods or cleats will hold thein securely in place, which would be much easier than the ordinary inode of fast- E. SHOPBELL.

Witnesses:

HAMILTON G. OLDREYD, J. P. DEVOR. 

